Technical

Models by Type

Models by Type

Each generation of Porsche Model has a unique internal number or Type. For many members it's easier to refer to their specific generation of Porsche by it's internal number or type so that people know exactly what genberation of car they have.

For a more comprehensive explination of the Porsche naming conventions you can read the "The Porsche Code" by Porsche.

Model

Years

Type

356

1948-1950

356 Gmund

356

1950-1955

356 Pre-A

356

1956-1959

356 A

356

1960-1963

356 B

356

1964-1965

356 C

911

1965-1969

F

911

1970-1973

F

911

1974-1983

G

911

1984-1989

G

911

1989-1994

964

911

1994-1998

993

911

1999-2004

996

911

2005-2008

997.1

911

2009-2012

997.2

911

2012-2016

991.1

911

2017-2019

991.2

911

2020-Current

992.1

912

1965 – 1969

912

912E

1976

923

914

1969-1976

914

918 Spyder

2015

918

924

1978-1982

924

924 Turbo

1979-1982

931

924S

1986-1988

946

928

1978-1986

928.1

928

1987-1995

928.2

944

1983-1985

944.1

944

1985-1991

944.2

944 Turbo

1985-1991

951

959

1987-1988

959

968

1992-1995

968

Boxster

1997-2004

986.1

Boxster

2005-2008

987.1

Boxster

2009-2012

987.2

Boxster

2013-2016

981

718 Boxster

2017-Current

982

Carrera GT

2004-2006

980

Cayenne

2004-2006

955 / 9PA

Cayenne

2007-2010

957 / 9PA1

Cayenne

2011-2014

958.1 / 92A

Cayenne

2015-Current

958.2

Cayman

2006-2008

987C.1

Cayman

2009-2012

987C.2

Cayman

2014-2016

981C

718 Cayman

2017-Current

982C

Macan

2014-Current

95B.1

Panamera

2009-2013

970.1

Panamera

2014-2016

970.2

Panamera

2017-Current

971.1

For many years Porsche has had a Type or number for every project. They would have a unique type/number for a specific model or version like right hand vs left hand drive or turbo versions.